New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-06-05
WILLIAM A. WHEELER DEAD
THE Ex.vICE-PREsIDENrs PEACEFUL END.
DYING AT HIS HOME IN MALONE YESTERDAY MORN
ING WITHOUT REGAINING CONSCIOUSNESS

The EA.VlCE-PkESlDENTSP EACEFUL END
DYING AT HIS HOME IN MALONE YESTERDAY MORN
ING WITHOUT REGAININa coNsCoUsNEs&
MALONE N. Y, June 4.-The death Of ex-vicePrssi
dent Wheeler which occurred at 1910 m to-day. ws
painless and life went out gradually and quietly thai
Il was hard to mark the exact moment OF tts flight
Though vitality lad been decreasing slowly through the
last six years. Mr. Wheeler retained his usual vsor until
six months ago. From that date he failed rapidly HI
tortured terribly by insomnia and neuralgia and
also afflicted with catarrh of the bladder On the
night Of Maroh8 he seized with chill followed By
sinking and then by fever and for hours his physician
thought him dying Ho fully rallied from that
attack, and his mind and body wasted together.
There has probably been sotenng Of the BRAIN and for
weeks no has been irrational. This brain affection was
the immediate of his death. On Monday last hd
sank into condition Of Inconsistencies from which he
mover fully aroused, except for moment or two at
time and since Wednesday no had not spoken or given
any sign of recognition Of friends Of what was trans
pring about him.
Mr. Wheeler had near relative but the relatives Of
his deceased wife and friends who havo been bound TO
physician about him when death came There Is uni.
versai among the people here Flags are at half
The funeral will DO held at o'clock on tuesday at tho
Congregational Church meeting Of citizens Will DO
SH %
dent Cleveland who Il, in the AdirondaSss and within
Wheeiers death and the time q the funeral.
The following telegram has been received from eA'
FREMONT, Ohio. JuneA
death Of friend Mr. Wheeler will attend tho funeral
with my son. H. H. hAfEs
william Almon Wheeler was born at Malone. Franklin
County, N. Y, on June 80, 1870 His father Amon
Wheeler lawyer Of great promise. died in 1927, when
his only eight years DID, leaving Mrs wheeler
and her three children with small pecuniay resources
~ al hv afru0
giles to educate himself and at the same time provide for
his mother sisters He passed through the ordeal
trumphanty. He entered the University OF Vermont In
1885, bu. remained there only year or two Returning
TO Malone he became student In the law office OF Asa
HasQall, TO whose business he afterward sue
ceeded. In that Office he completed tho
seven years. study then required before admission to tho
bar Soon after he began the practice OF law he acquired
an enviable reputation as keen advocate and wise
counsellor which brought him clients friends and CON-
petence Early In manhood he held some minor town
offices in Malone and In October 1846 be was appointed
Attorney for Franklin County to Ill the vacancy
caused by the prolonged sickness OF Asa Hascal, VINO
had held the Office almost continuously since 1915 In
june 1s47 the first election under the new Constu'
ton Mr. wheeler was elected District attorney for three
years 1t has been often stated that Mr. Wheeler was
elected this occasion as Democrat his Is mis-
take. The Wing and Democratic parties agreed upon
one ticket making partisan nominations but IN order
divide the 0llces Ialfly, MI Wnecltf IiohouhSou
Whig, was named for DistrictAttorney, while j. X.
Flanders strong Democrat was nominated for County
Judge They elected without opposition audit was
then hoped that future nominations for judicial oiccs
might be made without drawing party Dnes ON April
H. 1850, Ashbel b. Parmee was appointed District
Attorney, Mr. Wheeler having resigned In the TALL OF
ls49 and again in 1850 Mr. Wheeler was elected by tho
whgs as Member OF the Assembly for Franklin County,
In both years the county was extremely close When
the Malone Bank was organized In 1851 Mr. wheeler
became its cashier position which he held for hftecn
years lie also connected with the ogdensourg anu
Lake Champlan Railroad as trustee under the mort
gage bondhoders and president or Supervising oicer
for about eleven years
Mr. Wheeler was identified with the Republican party
from It's organization IN this State, and In 1886, on the
.tump and otherwise, he warmly supported Fremont
and the other Republican nominees He was elected I'd
the state Senate In 1857 from the XViith District
Franklin and St Lawrence Countess serving from jan
uary s. 1885, April TO- 1859 The Senate OF 1888 was
the first one IN this State in which the Republicans had
control Mr. Wheeler elected president pro temporo
OF that body in 1883 and again in 1859 In the fan OK
1860 Mr. Wheeler was elected 10 tho XXXVl1h Con-
gress by the Republicans OF the XVIII District Cnnton'
Essex and Franklin Counes), receiving lO.57l votes
against 427for HandDem Through the long sesslonsot
this Congress- memorable for its grave responsibilities
Mr. Wheeler voted with his party In the antislayery
measures and IN the prosecution OF the At the close
OF his term on March g. 1868. Mr. Wheeler retired 70
private life, being succeeded by Calvin T. Hurlourd
Union. who served in the XXXyIIIth, XXXTXth and
XLth Congresses Qs63 1869. On April 20, 1867 Mr.
wheeler was elected OF the thirty-two delegates
at-largo TO the Constitutional Convention Int Kepub-
lican caucus held before the organization OF tho
convention Mr. Wheeler nominated for
the position OF presiding officer of the conyen-
ton. In the convention he was elected president.
HIS position as presiding officer removed him from par
tcpaton debates and his opening speech on tax
ing tho chair June 4, 1867 was about the only effort
calculated to attract public attention This speech had
an important upon the question OF negro suffrage
and the committee before which the subject came re-
ported the article embodng the change IN the Constu
ton proposed by Mr. Wheeler This article was among
the amendments which were rejected by the people.
In November 1868, Mr.. Wheeler was elected TO tho
XLIst Congress the XvIIth District FRANKLIN and
st. Lawrence), receiving 1922 votes against o,2eA
e elected A to- the xIIId xLa aud xLIyI Cor
ISL When Speaker Blaine made up the committees OF
the XLIst Congress Mr. Wheeler was made chairman OF
the Committee on the Pacific Mapo I tbe XkI Con-
s,s Phsas sawysT s a SI Mseeer Was @a1s
chairman the Committee on Approximations Although
Mr. Wheeler did not make great many speeches du.,ng
.RSp 's' Ia the no
the xLiTId Congress ds73-D Mr.. Wheeler was con-
spcuous. and what is known as the wheeler Com2ro
sub,committee OF the select Committee on louisiana
Affairs visited Louisiana and presented unanim9as re-
port TO the effect that the government OF which william
Pitt Kellogg was the head was sss Although
this report widely accepted in the North the oner
members OF the Select Committee took the extfaordnary
step of going TO Louisiana and repeating the work al
ready The result was that one OF the mempers OF
the committee, samuel 8. Marshal agreed WIN Msssra
Foster Phelps and Potter that the Kellogg government
usurpaon and should not be recognize, ana .nss
the action OF the Returning Board was Illegal out stated
that compromise was desirable This was the majority
report Messrs. Hoar, Wheeler and Frye presented .
minority report which held that main source OF trouble
Law In sufficient education not being provided ior
the negro Out OF these reports grew the wheeler COM
PROMISE, from which the complexion or tue Louisiana
Legislature became Republican In the Senate and Demo-
cratic In the House, while Mr. Kellogg retained the once
OF Governor ,. ~
The prominence into which this service brought him
led to the nomination Of Mr. Wheeler for the
dency on the ticket with Mr. Hayes, In 1875 The issue